Swim Class stories
Jasper has started a new swim class where he goes in with an instructor and without parents. In this interview he discusses his exploits.
So, our kids REALLY love their grandparents. Every night at bedtime, Gus requests a story about Mama Yaya and Kia dog and Papa Ricardo.
Yesterday, Jody, our nanny, told Jasper that Grandma and Grandpa were coming to visit (adam's parents). Jasper got very excited. He painted them a picture of a rocket ship with people in it, and purple fire at the bottom.
When I got home from work, and Jody left for the day, Jasper asked me, "Are Grandma and Grandpa coming now?" When I explained that they were actually not coming until the next day, he got very upset, and crumpled up his picture and put it in the trash.
Later in the evening, he bonked me in the head (not too badly, but still completely unacceptable). When I asked him why he did that, he said it was because he was mad about grandma and grandpa not coming yet.
This morning, when he woke up, literally the very first words out of his mouth were, "Are Grandma and Grandpa here now?"
Gus: You have a baby in your pocket.
Sarah: Really?
Gus: Yes!
Sarah: What kind of baby? A boy baby or a girl baby?
Gus: A PURPLE baby!
Sarah: Wow!
Gus: Are you uncle Justin? (pointing at Sarah) You are uncle Justin! You can have a COUSIN!!
Gus: I'm AUNTIE AUtUMN!
Jasper: And I'm the baby!!
Gus: You can have an ORANGE baby!
Jasper (wearing orange pajama bottoms): I'm not really really orange, just a part of me has orange stripes.
Jasper loves the movie Cars. And his favorite character is the lead guy, Lightning McQueen (LM from now on). In fact, Jasper refers to himself as LM these days, and I am Sally (the girl car). Jasper loves LM SOOOO much that when it is bed time and he and Gus are trying to go to sleep in the same room together, the major incentive for Jasper to stay in his bed is the threat of giving LM a time out for a whole day.
A few weeks ago, we discussed the possibility of buying some more TOY cars from the movie cars. He was so excited about the mere possibility that for days he asked me to tell him stories about getting toy cars from the movie.
Last night when Jasper went to bed I told him that if he stayed in his bed tonight, not only would LM NOT get a timeout, but we'd have a toy Sally for him (a die-cast little car toy). He IMMEDIATELY went to bed.
The first thing he said to me this morning (literally the FIRST words out of his mouth) was "do you have a toy Sally for me?"
Pretty much he's spent the entire day (when not in preschool or napping or eating), rolling about playing with his new toy cars.
When I got home today, he looked up at me and smiled, and said, "Thank you, Sally! Thank you for the cars!!" (Remember, I'm Sally the car these days. Prior to this I was Tracy, from JJ the Jet Plane, and before that I was Wendy from Bob the Builder. This is pretty much the name he uses for me 99% of the time. It's difficult to keep track.)
Tonight it's been super hot, so I suggested to Jasper that he come outside. But he looked up at me and asked if he could bring his toy cars out (the rule is that he has to keep them inside, so that they don't get lost). He'd rather stay in the house where it's SOOO hot than leave his cars behind!
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